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@buxleyhall

Big fan of science, TTRPGs (especially the Cypher System), cool maps, fractals, and democracy (not necessarily in that order). Currently GMing a campaign in The Strange. I rebel. he/him

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The dignity of this solemn event went out the window when the Felon-in-Chief showed up wearing a baseball cap.

Do better CNN.

07.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A light green fractal on a dark, bluish–green background. The fractal is shaped something like (if you use your imagination) a coiled snake. 🐍

A light green fractal on a dark, bluish–green background. The fractal is shaped something like (if you use your imagination) a coiled snake. 🐍

Happy Fractal Friday! 🐍

πŸ”: 31 trillion

07.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A red/orange/yellow fractal spiral that (if you squint really hard) looks a bit like a flower. The β€œflower” is on a bright green background. At a magnification of 1.1525687786e+16 this may be the deepest fractal I have every posted β€” the 80-bit floating point math in my software starts breaking down beyond this point. Enjoy!

A red/orange/yellow fractal spiral that (if you squint really hard) looks a bit like a flower. The β€œflower” is on a bright green background. At a magnification of 1.1525687786e+16 this may be the deepest fractal I have every posted β€” the 80-bit floating point math in my software starts breaking down beyond this point. Enjoy!

Happy Fractal Friday! πŸ’š 🌼 🧑

πŸ”: 11.5 quadrillion (11,500,000,000,000,000!!!)

27.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A riot of swirls and spirals of fractal shapes, all dark magentas and indigos. A small, black four–sided minibrot is just below and left of center. A lighter blue frames the bottom edge of the image.

A riot of swirls and spirals of fractal shapes, all dark magentas and indigos. A small, black four–sided minibrot is just below and left of center. A lighter blue frames the bottom edge of the image.

Happy Fractal Friday! πŸ’™ πŸŒ€ πŸ’œ

πŸ”: 410 billion

21.02.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two green fractal swirls (or whirlpools) on a yellowish–green background.

Two green fractal swirls (or whirlpools) on a yellowish–green background.

Happy Fractal Friday! πŸŒ€ πŸ’š πŸŒ€

πŸ”: 25 trillion

13.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why to racists assume that we’d hate listening to 15 minutes (or more) of good music in languages we don’t understand?

11.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve always said Bovino seemed a little short for a stormtrooper...

31.01.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A purple/magenta fractal shape with many β€œarms” suggestive ofβ€”to me anywayβ€”an octopus or a squid. The β€œarms” seem to be reaching toward the bottom right corner of the image. The fractal shape is on a dark green background.

A purple/magenta fractal shape with many β€œarms” suggestive ofβ€”to me anywayβ€”an octopus or a squid. The β€œarms” seem to be reaching toward the bottom right corner of the image. The fractal shape is on a dark green background.

Happy Fractal Friday! πŸ’œ πŸ™ πŸ’š

πŸ”: 1 million billion (1,000,000,000,000,000)

31.01.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI was just following orders!”

(How well did that argument work last time?)

28.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI was just following orders!”

(How well did that argument work last time?)

28.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t he a little short for a stormtrooper?

24.01.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t he a little short for a stormtrooper?

24.01.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A gray irregularly-shaped oval with colored fractal sweeps of various sizes embedded within it. The oval is surrounded by tendrilled bursts of the same colors: yellow, blue, green, and pink.

A gray irregularly-shaped oval with colored fractal sweeps of various sizes embedded within it. The oval is surrounded by tendrilled bursts of the same colors: yellow, blue, green, and pink.

Happy Fractal Friday! 🩢πŸ’₯

πŸ”: 50 trillion

23.01.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greg β€œShort for a Stormtrooper” Bovino. πŸ™ƒ

23.01.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greg β€œShort for a Stormtrooper” Bovino. πŸ™ƒ

23.01.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More power to the folks who end up enjoying this film but I personally lost all interest when Jared Leto showed up...

22.01.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA follow up question for Vice President Vance: So you’re saying that the five-year old who was arrested yesterday kicked some ICE agent’s ass?”

22.01.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA follow up question for Vice President Vance: So the five-year old who was arrested yesterday kicked some ICE agent’s ass?”

22.01.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a tweet from Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) that has a photo of Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum. The tweet reads: β€œTrump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.”

A screenshot of a tweet from Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) that has a photo of Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum. The tweet reads: β€œTrump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.”

Another day, another 🍊🀑 embarrassment…

21.01.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After he’s gone, I’m hoping for Nuremberg-style trials for everyone involved at every level.

20.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
President Trump smiling as he is awarded the 1984 All-Valley Karate Championship trophy by Daniel LaRusso, the Karate Kid himself.

President Trump smiling as he is awarded the 1984 All-Valley Karate Championship trophy by Daniel LaRusso, the Karate Kid himself.

(Seriously. I thought that they *hated* participation trophies!)

17.01.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A royal blue fractal square, slightly rotated, framed by a purple background. A gold-colored halo surrounds the tilted square. At the center of the image is a small copy of the Mandelbrot set.

A royal blue fractal square, slightly rotated, framed by a purple background. A gold-colored halo surrounds the tilted square. At the center of the image is a small copy of the Mandelbrot set.

Happy Fractal Friday! πŸ’œ πŸ’› πŸ’™

πŸ”: 1 quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000!) times

16.01.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can Elon Musk just boldly go away? Please?

16.01.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After the Crew-11 Dragon capsule passed, heading southeast toward its splashdown off San Diego, it still glowed white, but the red color was gone. A contrail of smoke behind the capsule disappeared quickly. The whole thing lasted maybe 30 seconds.

15.01.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

From San Jose, watching the Crew-11 Dragon capsule re-entering was spectacularβ€”my iPhone pics don’t really do it justice. While the capsule approached from the northwest, the capsule’s heat shield was facing toward me and glowed a bright roadside-flare red.

15.01.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The bright red flare of Dragon re-entering the atmosphere. A contrail can be seen behind it.

The bright red flare of Dragon re-entering the atmosphere. A contrail can be seen behind it.

Dragon re-entering the atmosphere. A bright contrail can be seen behind it.

Dragon re-entering the atmosphere. A bright contrail can be seen behind it.

I was able to watch NASA’s Crew-11 Dragon capsule re-entering the atmosphere a few minutes ago. The capsule splashed down off San Diego a few minutes later.

15.01.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Chuck Schumer is worse than useless. He’s complicit.

14.01.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump really does have tiny, delicate hands, doesn’t he? 🀣

14.01.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump really does have tiny, delicate hands, doesn’t he? 🀣

14.01.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know, right?

13.01.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0